Where have I seen this scenery before?
Mother...?
Onii-chan...
Onii-chan.
Onii-chan!
W-W-What!?
A n-nightly visit!?
A nightly visit?
What are you talking about?
It's already morning.
I took the trouble to come and wake you.
What's with that reaction?
If you're going to wake me up, do it with a sweet kiss!
That's my intention, of course.
Just kidding.
I'm gonna prepare breakfast!
Damn...
Things are a bit back to normal, I guess.
Right, mother?
tomodachi ni mo ienakatta These feelings that I couldn't even tell my friends about
omoi wo tojikometa mama no are still locked up inside me even now
kokoro no naka mahou no furuutsu If I eat the magical fruit inside my heart
tabereba tsutawaru... nante ne they might actually be able to come out
kyoushitsu de matteita no, mada I kept on waiting in the classroom
guuzen da to iiwake shiteru making excuses that it's just a coincidence
sono egao wa tabun dareka no mono That smile is probably meant for someone
yume ga watashi no negai wo kanaeru nara If dreams can make my wishes come true
sotto agetai purezento yo I want to give you this present
anata no niji shiawase ni todoku I will transform your rainbow
hashi e to kaeru wa te wo futte ne into a bridge of happiness, just wave to me
ii no ii no It's all right, it's all right
mitsumeteitai dake nano... I simply want to watch over you...
Appearances
Hey, onii-chan.
Are you free this afternoon?
I don't have plans.
Then can you accompany me to the record shop?
There's a CD I want.
A CD?
Oh, right! The "Gods of Punk" Moon Pistons' new album comes out today!
Did I say I wanted to listen to that stuff?
You have no clue about a man's tastes.
I'm not a man, after all.
How cute!
Did you make up with Riko-chan?
Dunno if we really "made up"...
At least the atmosphere is back to normal.
But didn't Riko-chan...
You knew about that?
Umm... I...
Yes... a bit...
Well, that's completely behind us now.
So... are you okay with it?
What are you talking about?
No, it's nothing!
C'mon, let's hurry!
We'll be late!
Konosaka-san!
Sempai!
Did you think about our proposal?
I'm sure you can do it.
So, please!
I...
...think it's impossible for me.
Of course it's not!
I can't do it after all.
I'm sorry!
What are we going to do...
What was that about?
We wanted to ask Konosaka-san to play the piano at the next recital of the music club...
Wow!
Kirino-chan is really skilled at playing piano!
I think it's great!
Yes, but...
You know...
You think it's that?
What's "that"?
Konosaka-san is really great during practice as well...
...but she's never played a piece till the end.
Onii-chan, let's hurry!
Right, we can't afford to find them sold out!
So you made up?
What's that all of a sudden?
There appeared to be some unrest between the two of you.
As if you were avoiding each other.
Did something happen during that Gift incident?
Not really.
In that case, the grand scheme I devised at the beach had success?
It was difficult, you know.
I even had to cooperate with a witch using fake Gifts against my will.
You bastard, that freakshow was your doing!?
Who cares, onii-chan.
Let's hurry before the bread is sold out!
Don't push me!
I get it, I get it!
Damn, that bastard Maki...
Don't get so worked up.
But...
Well, his words were...
Were what?
Nevermind.
Weirdo.
Have we been fighting?
Guess so.
Let's forget about it.
Hey, onii-chan...
I...
Come to think of it, about Kirino...
About her never finishing a piano piece...
Why do you think that is?
Dunno...
I don't remember very well...
...but she's done recitals when she was younger, right?
Well, there's no need to pressure her.
I see...
So they made up...
Good day.
What are you doing here?
I was lured by a sad piano tune.
Just kidding!
Is something troubling you?
If you want, I can help you out.
No... I don't really have any troubles...
Is this...?
Kirinon, if yo—
I mean, Kirino-chan, if you're really troubled by something...
...this will be able to help you out.
What will you wish for?
Look, over there!
It's that witch?
What did she come here for?
If the rumors are true, she came to give a Gift.
A Gift?
Every person living in this town has only one of those.
And they can only use it once in their lifetime.
How can she just distribute them to others?
Everyone calls them "fake Gifts."
Fake Gifts?
You can use them as much as you want.
Who is she kidding?
Gift isn't anything like that!
Narasaki Shopping District
Hey, onii-chan.
Wanna go check out the ocean?
We can see it from here as well.
That's not what I meant...
Okay, okay.
Feels so good!
Onii-chan, come join me!
I'll pass!
You're so boring.
Haven't you ever seen scenes like this in movies?
Those are scenes between lovers, aren't they?
It's nothing, nevermind.
Hey, onii-chan.
What?
About before.
You know, when you confessed...
About that.
I know.
Just forget about it.
That's not what I mean...
Can I... change the meaning of my answer?
The meaning?
The meaning of "I'm sorry."
Can I change the meaning of "I'm sorry" to "I can't give you an answer right now"?
Not right now?
I can't say "yes" yet...
But, it's not a "no" either.
I'm... still your little sister, so...
But at the same time... I...
...is it... really that bad?
The rainbow.
I told you that mother liked the rainbow, didn't I?
Why do you think that is?
Chase after it all you want, you'll never catch up with it.
But still, you feel like chasing it, don't you?
That's what so nice about it.
You want to catch up with it one day.
But you'll never catch up.
You'll catch up!
One day, you will.
That's what it's about.
Riko?
Wouldn't it be nice to catch up with it!
Mother?
Is something wrong?
No, it's nothing!
Let's go home, I'm getting hungry!
Okay!
I want to go back...
...to those days...
G'morning.
Good morning, onii-chan!
Hey, onii-chan.
Would you like Japanese or French dressing on your salad?
Onii-chan, what are you doing!?
Are you still asleep!?
What?
Err...
If you keep rubbing me there, I might just get excited...
Moron!
[Puberty]
Am I still sleeping...?
What on earth was that, this morning...
That's right, at the beach...
Was it because of that?
But why...
Is something the matter?
You're sighing while looking at Fukamine-san.
Did you have a fight again?
Nothing like that.
I'm willing to give you advice.
Is seeing a completely different person in someone else scientifically explainable?
Let's see...
It's either a striking resemblance...
...or an abnormality has arisen in your brain.
Don't say there's something wrong with my brain.
Onii-chan?
What's wrong?
Our next class is PE.
You should hurry up and change.
Riko, let's go!
Yeah, let's hurry.
Is Fukamine looking like a different person to you?
Forget it.
Watch out!
You okay!?
Are you okay, onii-chan!?
I'm fine.
Onii-chan?
Riko-chan.
Where's Haruhiko-kun?
He seems to have hurried back home.
How odd.
Did something happen?
I'm not sure.
He freaked out when he looked at me this morning as well.
Like he'd just seen a ghost or something!
Haruhiko-kun did?
Why?
Like I said, I have no clue.
It couldn't be...
You're seeing your mother in Riko-chan?
Yeah.
Why?
How would I know?
I've only seen my mother in a photo before.
That's true...
So then why...
I have no clue.
Maybe Riko-chan resembles her?
Does she?
I guess you can't really tell from just that photo...
Oh... that's right!
What is it?
Photos!
Photos?
Your father told me to take care of them.
He said he'd lose them if he left them in his messy house.
Found 'em!
Those couldn't be...
I only skimmed through when I received them...
She's the spitting image of her!
Look at this!
Riko!?
No, that's Haru-san in her high school years!
This is my mother?
Surely, the uniform is different...
But...
She resembles Riko a lot, huh?
I'm shocked as well!
This can't be...
It's no wonder you could mix up Riko-chan and Haru-san like this...
But this is the first time I see these photos!
How could I...
You have a bit of a mother complex as well, right?
Maybe you found the visage of the mother you always yearned for in Riko-chan!
A sixth sense unrelated to the Gift.
A miracle of love?
How exciting!
So... have you fallen in love with Riko-chan?
No, no!
Riko-chan is your little sister!
If you're yearning for a mother, I'm always here for you!
Okay?
Don't be stupid!
Do I like Riko... because she resembles my mother?
That can't be!
What is it? At least knock before you come in.
I did!
The music is too loud!
So, what is it?
The bath is free.
Okay.
What is it?
Get out.
Just get out!
What the...!?
How rude!
If...
...I'm really trying to find my mother in Riko...
If I like her because of that...
This is awful...
Huh?
You're alone?
Where's Haruhiko-kun?
He suddenly started avoiding me.
I have no idea what's going on anymore.
This is pissing me off!
What the hell is his problem!?
Haruhiko-kun!
Sorry, but I want to go home on my own.
See you.
Wait!
Hey... has anything strange been happening around you?
Like with Riko-chan...
Why do you ask me that?
Maybe...
...just maybe...
What?
Well... to tell you the truth...
A fake Gift?
Above my house?
Yes...
So... what did you wish for?
That's... umm...
Kirino!
No... nothing!
I was only thinking how it'd be nice if we could be as close as we were in the past again!
I'm telling the truth!
As we were in the past?
Because...
...ever since Riko-chan came back, we've barely seen each other anymore.
But I haven't wished for anything!
I swear!
In that case...
...could it be that these "fake Gifts" interpret your words...
...and act upon them without an explicit wish having been made?
What?
All I wanted during that courage test was to heat things up a bit.
You didn't wish for that monster army?
The fake Gift interpreted my words and spawned a monster army.
That means...
...it interpreted Kirino's words of its own accord?
You said you saw a different person in Fukamine-san, didn't you?
It couldn't be...!?
I'm sorry!
But... I...
That's not it.
You received the fake Gift from that witch, didn't you?
Yes.
Then we'll just have to find this witch.
That is the only way.
The fake Gifts are merely forgeries.
The way to cancel its effect should be different from the original as well.
All right!
Oh boy...
Does he even have any idea where to find the witch?
Maybe...
...if everything that's happened was due to the fake Gift...
If...
...that is really so...
Then that means I really do...!
kyoushitsu no sumikko de In a corner of the classroom
kuchizusanda okiniiri no uta I hummed my favourite song
naze ka kyou wa kanashii kimochi ga Why did those melancholic feelings
afureteshimatta yo well up within me today
okaeri watashi machi wa yasashiku When I return, will this town
mukaetekureru no gently welcome me back?
ne anata ni aitai naa Hey, I want to meet you
umaku waraetenai toki wa sou to oshiete hoshii In times you feel down, I wish you would tell me
hikikaesenakunaru mae ni before you can no longer turn back
futari kokoro niji wo kakete Linking a rainbow between our hearts
hitori ja nai to itte ne Say that I'm not alone
inori ga todokimasu youni So that my prayers may be heard
I was told...
"Happiness is something that is easily attainable."
But I'm thinking...
...is happiness really something so easily attainable?
Gift.
The power to bring happiness to the people.
Hey, Amami-kun. What exactly is happiness?
The Meaning of Happiness
Next time, "The Meaning of Happiness."
Whom will you give your Gift?